Figures of Hercules and Antaeus, at Wrestlers Lawn, at Anglesey Abbey is a Grade II listed building in the East Cambridgeshire local planning authority area, England. First listed on 15 June 1984. Sculpture.
Figures of Hercules and Antaeus, at Wrestlers Lawn, at Anglesey Abbey
- WRENN ID
- waning-stone-rain
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- East Cambridgeshire
- Constituency
- Ely and East Cambridgeshire MP: Charlotte Cane (LD)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 15 June 1984
- Type
- Sculpture
- Address
- Figures of Hercules and Antaeus, at Wrestlers Lawn, at Anglesey Abbey, Quy Road, Lode
- OS grid reference
- TL 528 622
- Coordinates
- 52.2372, 0.23724
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
The Figures of Hercules and Antaeus, located at Wrestlers Lawn in Anglesey Abbey, are a sculptural group dating from the late 17th century, possibly originating from the Nost/Cheere workshop. Carved from stone, these figures represent Hercules and Antaeus, known as the Wrestlers, and are inspired by an antique group found in the courtyard of the Pitti Palace in Florence. Previously, these sculptures were situated at Bell Weir House in Egham.
Local climate
Figures of Hercules and Antaeus, at Wrestlers Lawn, at Anglesey Abbey sits in one of the driest parts of the UK, with an average of 700 mm of rain a year. This makes it drier than 92% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is lower than that of 80% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 32 freeze-thaw cycles a year, fewer than 60% of listed buildings. Of these, 15 follow at least 1 mm of rain in the preceding 48 hours. Average temperatures at this location have risen by 0.3°C per decade since 1991.
Averages for 1991–2020; temperature trend 1991–2025. Figures describe the wider area (a grid cell of roughly 10 km), not the individual site. Contains modified Copernicus Climate Change Service information 2026.
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